Doc Ayers vs. Carlos Valdez — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Carlos Valdez
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Carlos Valdez as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Doc Ayers posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.84 and WHIP 1.217 compared to 5 and 1.889 for Carlos Valdez. By the career numbers, Doc Ayers had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doc Ayers and Carlos Valdez

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
7.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Carlos Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Carlos Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Carlos Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.85
5.85
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Carlos Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
10
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Carlos Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Carlos Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Carlos Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
6.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Carlos Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Carlos Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Carlos Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Carlos Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Carlos Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
42.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Carlos Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.833
1.833
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
34.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Carlos Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Carlos Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.5
42.5

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Carlos Valdez

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
7.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carlos Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carlos Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Carlos Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Carlos Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Carlos Valdez

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
9000
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
558.76
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Carlos Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA